Canacol Strikes Gas In Colombia As Production Rises

The country is among the areas seeing higher gas production but is pushing for more activity to lift reserves.

BHP Makes Three Discoveries Offshore Trinidad & Tobago

Each well  targeted gas in Pliocene-aged rocks.

Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (July 12, 2019)

Cimarex Meramec wells, Marathon Three Forks discoveries plus ConocoPhillips Alaska drilling permits top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.

Aker BP Makes Oil Discovery Off Norway

Norwegian oil firm Aker BP has made an oil discovery off Norway on July 12 which could strengthen its hand in negotiations with sometimes partner Equinor on how to develop fields.

Parex Adds Two Blocks Expanding Colombian Exploration Acreage

Parex Resources Inc., a company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, participated in the June 2019 Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) Permanent Process for the Assignment of Areas bid round and has been awarded two blocks on July 8.

IGas Plans New Conventional Oil Exploration Wells In Britain

Oil and gas exploration company IGas Energy said on July 4 it plans to drill up to two new exploratory oil wells in the Weald Basin in southern England.

Discovery Boosts Resource Potential Offshore Senegal For BP, Partners

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim-1 hit 30 m (98 ft) of net gas pay, partner Kosmos Energy said in a news release.

Improved Detection Of Wellbore Stability Parameters

A new LWD high-resolution ultrasonic imaging tool helps mitigate nonproductive time and deliver optimized wells.
 

Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (June 28, 2019)

Antero Marcellus tests, Marathon Oil Bakken/Three Forks completions plus an onshore Sumatra gas discovery top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.

Lundin Strikes Oil At Jorvik, Tellus East In North Sea

The oil and gas discoveries, which can be developed with wells from the Edvard Grieg platform, have combined resources of between 4 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) and 37 MMboe.